Masterbuilt electric smoker- doing beef and pork ribs tomorrow. Tips?

8 hours for ribs?

I don’t know that’s what I saw someone say somewhere. I have zero experience with an electric smoker. We’ve always used this giant smoker we built for our sausage so I’m in new territory

3-2-1 method. Read up on it but basics are 3 hours at 225, then wrap in foil and go 2 hours, remove from foil and crisp up over last hour.

Also not sure what model you have but Masterbuilt in general typically has several easy mods you can do that will make that smoker run a lot better. Start looking into them at smokingmeatforums

On the Masterbuilt I do 3-4 hours at 225 then cover them with foil in a glass dish and put in the oven at 275 for 1 hour. I add water or apple juice into the pan but only a cup. I also reapply a bit of rub before going into the oven. Always tender and moist.

Smart move. I don't care for the 321 method. It's just too much time usually. I like my ribs to have just an ounce of pull coming off the bone. Falling off the bone to where you can barely pick it up is too far gone.

Took the pork ribs out. Weren’t tender, put them back in. Beef ribs have been in at 225 for about 3 hours now

Did 4 racks of Baby Backs for 6 hours at 250 yesterday. Got a couple of turkeys for $.39/lb that i’ll do next weekend. I love my Masterbuilt. Do yourself a favor and get the cold smoker attachment. Instead of every 45 minutes or hour, you can go 2-3 hours between reloading chips

Yep….I do my beef ribs as if I were smoking brisket. Wrapped at 165 or so with a thin coat of beef tallow. Did some for New Year’s Eve.

Beef Ribs are far superior to brisket imo